Rappahannock

English Etymology en Proper noun + people + River + County A tribe of Native American peoples in what is now Virginia, USA. en Zoe Sottile Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/us/sacred-land-rappahannock-tribe-trnd/index.html 2022-04-02 “We have worked for many years to restore this sacred place to the Tribe,” said Rappahannock Tribe Chief Anne Richardson, according to the Chesapeake Conservancy. https://web.archive.org/web/20260327212754/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/us/sacred-land-rappahannock-tribe-trnd/index.html 27 March 2026 en river s/Virginia c/US, which flows into en Chesapeake Bay. en Zoe Sottile Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/us/sacred-land-rappahannock-tribe-trnd/index.html 2022-04-02 Fones Cliff is the ancestral home of the tribe, located on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The area, located inside the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, will be publicly accessible and placed in trust with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. https://web.archive.org/web/20260327212754/https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/us/sacred-land-rappahannock-tribe-trnd/index.html 27 March 2026 Derived terms en Rappahannock County en Native American tribes